Earth and Planetary Sciences
8 years ago

Poplar trees in China adapt to climate change with innovative water-saving strategy

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[Canopy conductance characteristics of poplar in agroforestry system in west Liaoning Province of Northeast China].
Li Zheng, Lihua Niu, Fenghui Yuan, Dexin Guan, Anzhi Wang, Changjie Jin, Jiabing Wu

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